DELL PowerEdge R650 rack server 10-bay 2.5" 2x Xeon Silver 4310 12-core 2.1GHz 256GB DDR4 H755 10x 1.92TB SSD

Dense 1U compute node

The Dell PowerEdge R650 is a 1U rack server built for workloads that demand high core counts and fast local storage in a single rack unit. It ships with two Intel Xeon Silver 4310 processors, each providing 12 cores at 2.1 GHz with a 3.3 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 256 GB of DDR4 memory across eight 32 GB modules and a PERC H755 RAID controller with 8 GB of non-volatile cache.

Virtualisation and database teams

This configuration suits organisations running dense virtualisation clusters, in-memory databases or high-throughput transactional applications that can use ten 1.92 TB SATA SSDs in a hardware RAID array. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, NVMe-only storage tiers or a larger 2U chassis for additional PCIe cards should evaluate other platforms.

Ten-drive 2.5-inch SATA SSD array

The defining specification is the ten-bay 2.5-inch front chassis populated with 1.92 TB SATA solid-state drives connected to the H755 controller. That drive count and interface determine whether the storage density and RAID flexibility match the intended workload.